Val’s Wonderland Day Care
A family child care home in Warrenton, North Carolina 27589
262 No Bottom Road, Warrenton, North Carolina 27589. (252) 425-8486.
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Aug 62026 the latest visit on record
- 8 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Aug 6, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years, 16 of them marked corrected.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
16 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 6, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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Copy of each child’s health assessment, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
“A copy of a child’s health assessment, was not on file for review.”
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Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy.
“A copy of the policy was not provided to the parent at the time of enrollment.”
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Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification.
“The CPR training was not renewed before the expiration date November 14, 2025. The CPR training was completed on April 17, 2026.”
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Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification.
“First Aid training was not renewed before the expiration date November 14, 2025. The training was completed on April 17, 2026”
Aug 20, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS provider portal training had not been completed.”
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“A child did not have documentation of their immunization record on file.”
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Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame.
“The operator did not complete the recognizing and responding to suspicions of child maltreatment training within five years of the previous training dated February 2020.”
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Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy.
“Two children’s files did not have documentation of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy.”
Mar 20, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame.
“Operator did not complete the training within five years of the last training date of February 6, 2020.”
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Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available.
“Pet vaccinations were not up to date for the providers dog Phoenix.”
Sep 10, 2024: unannounced6 violations
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Copy of each child’s health assessment, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
“Health assessment for T. Williams was not on file for review.”
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“Immunization record for T. Williams was not on file for review.”
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Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy.
“L. Hollins. Documentation of parents receipt of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy was not on file for L. Hollins”
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance).
“CBC for household member, A. Poteat, expired 1/9/24, and an update CBC has not been obtained.”
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Record of monthly fire drills, giving the date, time of day and length of time to evacuate, and operator’s signature, were not available.
“Monthly fire drills were not completed and/or documented for July and August 2024.”
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The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.
“Quarterly shelter in place/ lockdown drills were not practiced and/or documented for July 2024. The last documented was April 2024.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Aug 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Three Star Family CC Home License since Aug 6, 2026.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 93000099.
- Restriction: Other -.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
Has North Carolina acted against it?
- DCDEE says it has taken no action against this facility, for its current licence and location, in the last three years.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- North Carolina’s page gives a staff-to-child ratio policy as the provider reports it, unverified by DCDEE, so it isn’t shown.
Who owns it?
- Owner, as North Carolina lists it: Pinto, Valerie.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
How is it rated?
- Star Rated License: 3 stars of five.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 12 child care providers in Warren County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 16.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Val’s Wonderland Day Care This child care provider | 16 |
| Mariam Boyd Elementary Pre-K | 13 |
| Warren Little Explorers Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Bullock Family Daycare | 0 |
| Haliwa-Saponi Head Start Center | 1 |
| Soul City/Manson Head Start | 4 |
| Williams Family Child Care Home | 1 |
| Stay and Play Child Care | 5 |
| Vaughan Elementary Pre-K | 8 |
| Northside Elementary Pre-K | 13 |
| Rising Star’s Home Daycare | 1 |
| Hargrove Family Day Care Center | 12 |
What the record doesn’t say
- North Carolina doesn’t show a visit summary tied to an open child maltreatment investigation while the case is active, and shows an administrative action only after its 30-day appeal period, without saying what it was.
- DCDEE’s descriptions of violations are shown in its own words; a description that names or may name a person isn’t shown. Visit summaries, the consultants’ full reports, aren’t read.
- North Carolina’s page lists the provider’s own features (transport, ratios) as furnished by the provider and unverified by DCDEE, so they aren’t shown.
Sources
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations.
Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily. nc.gov terms: copying and distribution for non-commercial use, without alteration, citing the source. Shown free and never sold; DCDEE’s own words are quoted.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). North Carolina’s own record is on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.
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